The jurisdiction had the 56th highest home vacancy rate among the 405 counties with 50,000 or more single-family homes and condos in the analysis. The rate stood at 2.41 percent in the third quarter, up from 2.26 percent in the third quarter of 2017.

Nationwide, the home vacancy rate was 1.52 percent in the third quarter, representing more than 1.4 million housing units. That’s a 4 percent decrease over what it was a year earlier as activity in the nation’s housing market continued to intensify, according to ATTOM Data.

The study used county tax assessor information to determine the vacancy status for more than 95 million homes throughout the nation.

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Top 200: Counties With Highest Home Vacancy Rates

Rank

County

State

2018 Single Family Homes & Condos

2018 Vacant Single Family Homes & Condos

2018 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)

2017 Vacant Homes

2017 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)

Year-over-Year % Change in Vacant Rate

1

Baltimore City

Maryland

228,794

17,917

7.83%

18,618

8.14%

-4%

2

Genesee

Michigan

152,497

10,666

6.99%

10,566

6.89%

2%

3

Saint Louis City

Missouri

79,820

4,730

5.93%

7,265

6.97%

-15%

4

Bibb

Georgia

61,708

3,537

5.73%

3,605

6.24%

-8%

5

Wayne

Michigan

631,660

35,396

5.60%

44,402

6.76%

-17%

6

Hinds

Mississippi

75,801

3,921

5.17%

4,003

5.19%

0%

7

Montgomery

Alabama

71,031

3,622

5.10%

3,811

5.35%

-5%

8

Lake

Indiana

161,676

8,201

5.07%

9,302

5.52%

-8%

9

Saint Clair

Illinois

77,000

3,774

4.90%

4,215

5.18%

-5%

10

Mahoning

Ohio

83,248

3,978

4.78%

4,572

5.27%

-9%

11

Pinellas

Florida

351,158

14,873

4.24%

15,892

4.44%

-5%

12

Jefferson

Alabama

243,404

10,289

4.23%

10,421

4.31%

-2%

13

Washington

Utah

55,737

2,319

4.16%

2,336

4.26%

-2%

14

Marion

Indiana

276,054

11,222

4.07%

13,733

4.79%

-15%

15

Lucas

Ohio

136,150

5,298

3.89%

6,078

4.20%

-7%

16

Saginaw

Michigan

74,328

2,829

3.81%

3,003

3.99%

-5%

17

Muscogee

Georgia

63,464

2,411

3.80%

2,439

3.78%

1%

18

Peoria

Illinois

64,160

2,409

3.75%

2,318

3.60%

4%

19

Montgomery

Ohio

181,012

6,712

3.71%

6,736

3.60%

3%

20

Trumbull

Ohio

67,124

2,483

3.70%

2,431

3.53%

5%

21

Vanderburgh

Indiana

59,287

2,128

3.59%

2,192

3.64%

-1%

22

Palm Beach

Florida

541,651

19,068

3.52%

19,724

3.56%

-1%

23

Caddo

Louisiana

77,204

2,713

3.51%

2,665

3.31%

6%

24

Jackson

Missouri

226,082

7,933

3.51%

8,411

3.62%

-3%

25

Mobile

Alabama

161,269

5,466

3.39%

5,152

3.77%

-10%

26

Jefferson

Texas

78,675

2,657

3.38%

2,743

3.46%

-2%

27

Sarasota

Florida

186,332

6,109

3.28%

6,248

3.34%

-2%

28

St Joseph

Indiana

92,818

3,016

3.25%

2,995

3.30%

-1%

29

Deschutes

Oregon

58,394

1,893

3.24%

2,000

3.59%

-10%

30

Cuyahoga

Ohio

386,554

12,410

3.21%

15,336

3.59%

-11%

31

Schuylkill

Pennsylvania

51,558

1,636

3.17%

1,762

3.30%

-4%

32

Sussex

New Jersey

56,416

1,773

3.14%

1,848

3.34%

-6%

33

Jackson

Michigan

54,602

1,668

3.05%

2,054

3.46%

-12%

34

Richmond City

Virginia

52,341

1,595

3.05%

1,986

3.40%

-10%

35

Madison

Illinois

91,825

2,796

3.04%

2,874

3.04%

0%

36

Broward

Florida

621,049

18,722

3.01%

21,296

3.32%

-9%

37

Saint Louis

Missouri

359,940

10,704

2.97%

10,492

2.91%

2%

38

Volusia

Florida

195,668

5,731

2.93%

5,728

2.92%

0%

39

Clayton

Georgia

69,136

2,020

2.92%

2,079

2.96%

-1%

40

Rock Island

Illinois

56,254

1,641

2.92%

1,459

2.76%

6%

41

Shelby

Tennessee

283,988

8,189

2.88%

8,685

2.98%

-3%

42

Mohave

Arizona

67,166

1,905

2.84%

1,809

2.71%

5%

43

Kanawha

West Virginia

91,386

2,432

2.66%

2,359

2.70%

-1%

44

Saint Clair

Michigan

58,348

1,550

2.66%

1,510

2.57%

3%

45

Brevard

Florida

219,688

5,818

2.65%

6,127

2.78%

-5%

46

Saint Lucie

Florida

105,318

2,762

2.62%

3,110

2.89%

-9%

47

Sedgwick

Kansas

169,728

4,406

2.60%

4,451

2.82%

-8%

48

Blount

Tennessee

56,755

1,473

2.60%

1,360

2.44%

6%

49

Shawnee

Kansas

55,780

1,423

2.55%

1,525

2.48%

3%

50

Richmond

Georgia

66,625

1,694

2.54%

1,799

2.66%

-4%

51

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

469,648

11,910

2.54%

11,855

2.50%

1%

52

Harrison

Mississippi

67,696

1,706

2.52%

1,374

2.73%

-8%

53

Summit

Ohio

175,539

4,392

2.50%

5,050

2.76%

-9%

54

Pulaski

Arkansas

128,452

3,196

2.49%

3,280

2.55%

-3%

55

Broome

New York

51,847

1,266

2.44%

1,378

2.37%

3%

56

Santa Fe

New Mexico

53,033

1,278

2.41%

1,186

2.26%

7%

57

Cumberland

Tennessee

55,275

1,304

2.36%

1,217

2.44%

-3%

58

Ingham

Michigan

86,866

2,046

2.36%

2,100

2.39%

-2%

59

Pima

Arizona

302,506

7,106

2.35%

7,446

2.48%

-5%

60

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

285,776

6,660

2.33%

6,407

2.40%

-3%

61

Allen

Indiana

117,398

2,721

2.32%

2,946

2.56%

-10%

62

Lorain

Ohio

98,324

2,274

2.31%

2,485

2.49%

-7%

63

Forsyth

North Carolina

131,053

3,027

2.31%

3,249

2.45%

-6%

64

Winnebago

Illinois

87,125

2,011

2.31%

2,323

2.53%

-9%

65

Fulton

Georgia

318,122

7,327

2.30%

8,254

2.54%

-9%

66

Martin

Florida

67,648

1,554

2.30%

2,120

3.13%

-27%

67

New Hanover

North Carolina

80,887

1,837

2.27%

1,812

2.22%

2%

68

Pasco

Florida

160,377

3,608

2.25%

3,768

2.36%

-5%

69

Milwaukee

Wisconsin

118,345

2,639

2.23%

4,180

2.70%

-17%

70

Sevier

Tennessee

73,846

1,631

2.21%

1,405

2.07%

7%

71

Montgomery

Tennessee

62,543

1,368

2.19%

1,370

2.22%

-2%

72

Sullivan

Tennessee

77,462

1,687

2.18%

1,482

1.94%

12%

73

Atlantic

New Jersey

113,891

2,473

2.17%

4,056

3.57%

-39%

74

Beaver

Pennsylvania

58,740

1,266

2.16%

1,388

2.35%

-8%

75

Cambria

Pennsylvania

50,969

1,091

2.14%

963

2.04%

5%

76

Gaston

North Carolina

71,360

1,527

2.14%

1,492

2.08%

3%

77

Tulsa

Oklahoma

232,142

4,937

2.13%

4,624

2.14%

-1%

78

Hall

Georgia

54,855

1,165

2.12%

1,143

2.04%

4%

79

Collier

Florida

181,361

3,845

2.12%

3,476

1.90%

11%

80

Stark

Ohio

131,661

2,758

2.09%

3,296

2.38%

-12%

81

Linn

Iowa

85,944

1,786

2.08%

1,743

2.09%

-1%

82

Jasper

Missouri

51,578

1,066

2.07%

1,014

2.47%

-16%

83

Lubbock

Texas

80,440

1,648

2.05%

1,521

1.82%

12%

84

Allegheny

Pennsylvania

404,722

8,243

2.04%

9,119

2.11%

-4%

85

Duval

Florida

285,681

5,812

2.03%

5,635

1.97%

3%

86

Hamilton

Tennessee

114,850

2,335

2.03%

2,362

1.98%

2%

87

Clark

Nevada

659,377

13,389

2.03%

14,334

2.17%

-7%

88

Escambia

Florida

103,881

2,075

2.00%

2,100

2.03%

-2%

89

Galveston

Texas

119,242

2,380

2.00%

2,399

2.07%

-4%

90

Jefferson

Kentucky

255,104

5,087

1.99%

5,308

2.10%

-5%

91

Niagara

New York

61,568

1,227

1.99%

1,503

2.21%

-10%

92

Sangamon

Illinois

68,790

1,366

1.99%

1,397

1.98%

0%

93

Muskegon

Michigan

61,141

1,213

1.98%

1,334

2.24%

-12%

94

Dauphin

Pennsylvania

80,199

1,585

1.98%

1,554

1.95%

1%

95

Knox

Tennessee

151,621

2,944

1.94%

2,985

1.98%

-2%

96

New London

Connecticut

80,976

1,566

1.93%

1,619

1.84%

5%

97

Chatham

Georgia

88,272

1,707

1.93%

1,596

1.91%

1%

98

Elkhart

Indiana

52,336

1,009

1.93%

1,096

2.03%

-5%

99

Guilford

North Carolina

192,484

3,688

1.92%

3,792

1.96%

-2%

100

Hawaii

Hawaii

67,723

1,281

1.89%

1,306

2.03%

-7%

101

Lee

Florida

300,023

5,650

1.88%

5,613

1.92%

-2%

102

Richland

South Carolina

112,164

2,108

1.88%

2,346

2.06%

-9%

103

Okaloosa

Florida

78,728

1,471

1.87%

1,281

1.62%

15%

104

Cook

Illinois

1,367,707

25,458

1.86%

24,766

1.81%

3%

105

Riverside

California

596,612

11,081

1.86%

11,880

1.98%

-6%

106

Indian River

Florida

64,353

1,191

1.85%

1,266

1.96%

-6%

107

East Baton Rouge

Louisiana

144,310

2,650

1.84%

2,430

1.73%

6%

108

Charleston

South Carolina

123,452

2,265

1.83%

2,035

1.60%

14%

109

Bay

Florida

75,210

1,357

1.80%

1,280

1.75%

3%

110

Washington

Tennessee

55,959

992

1.77%

912

1.66%

7%

111

Litchfield

Connecticut

63,463

1,120

1.76%

1,236

1.80%

-2%

112

Nueces

Texas

103,360

1,818

1.76%

1,655

1.58%

11%

113

Butte

California

57,254

1,005

1.76%

1,063

1.81%

-3%

114

Lake

Ohio

83,494

1,460

1.75%

1,406

1.68%

4%

115

District Of Columbia

District of Columbia

152,070

2,648

1.74%

2,496

1.66%

5%

116

Greene

Missouri

92,225

1,605

1.74%

1,630

1.80%

-3%

117

El Dorado

California

55,741

970

1.74%

490

0.88%

97%

118

Orleans

Louisiana

86,341

1,477

1.71%

2,300

1.98%

-13%

119

Champaign

Illinois

54,377

930

1.71%

899

1.67%

2%

120

Orange

Florida

363,825

6,219

1.71%

6,227

1.64%

4%

121

Monroe

Michigan

55,757

950

1.70%

896

1.62%

5%

122

Miami-Dade

Florida

737,920

12,568

1.70%

13,153

1.71%

0%

123

Lane

Oregon

79,827

1,356

1.70%

1,331

1.71%

-1%

124

Hamilton

Ohio

238,982

4,044

1.69%

4,822

1.90%

-11%

125

Pueblo

Colorado

54,263

909

1.68%

1,032

1.86%

-10%

126

Dekalb

Georgia

219,930

3,681

1.67%

4,127

1.85%

-9%

127

Aiken

South Carolina

86,815

1,446

1.67%

1,340

1.60%

4%

128

Calcasieu

Louisiana

61,332

1,016

1.66%

982

1.75%

-5%

129

Tazewell

Illinois

50,463

833

1.65%

833

1.67%

-1%

130

Charlotte

Florida

80,540

1,328

1.65%

1,466

1.77%

-7%

131

Manatee

Florida

132,612

2,182

1.65%

2,404

1.73%

-5%

132

Houston

Georgia

50,163

825

1.64%

929

1.84%

-10%

133

Greene

Ohio

51,456

835

1.62%

850

1.62%

0%

134

Mclennan

Texas

58,720

934

1.59%

1,058

1.73%

-8%

135

Scott

Iowa

60,863

965

1.59%

949

1.59%

0%

136

Durham

North Carolina

80,067

1,265

1.58%

1,470

1.82%

-13%

137

Multnomah

Oregon

229,130

3,614

1.58%

3,490

1.62%

-3%

138

Cape May

New Jersey

92,404

1,439

1.56%

2,695

3.00%

-48%

139

Oneida

New York

58,174

902

1.55%

1,016

1.53%

1%

140

Leon

Florida

75,647

1,165

1.54%

1,255

1.66%

-7%

141

Alamance

North Carolina

50,710

774

1.53%

860

1.75%

-13%

142

Davidson

North Carolina

62,850

959

1.53%

960

1.54%

-1%

143

Douglas

Nebraska

181,075

2,740

1.51%

2,951

1.66%

-9%

144

Honolulu

Hawaii

266,968

3,990

1.49%

3,879

1.46%

2%

145

Hillsborough

Florida

388,557

5,795

1.49%

5,974

1.55%

-4%

146

Mercer

New Jersey

115,054

1,708

1.48%

2,282

1.98%

-25%

147

Delaware

Pennsylvania

190,383

2,826

1.48%

2,796

1.47%

1%

148

Madison

Alabama

113,766

1,670

1.47%

1,742

1.55%

-5%

149

Clackamas

Oregon

111,935

1,623

1.45%

1,788

1.65%

-12%

150

Spartanburg

South Carolina

87,023

1,257

1.44%

1,349

1.55%

-7%

151

Erie

New York

236,875

3,409

1.44%

4,356

1.55%

-7%

152

Washington

Maryland

50,711

729

1.44%

770

1.52%

-5%

153

Cabarrus

North Carolina

77,442

1,108

1.43%

1,087

1.45%

-1%

154

Polk

Florida

173,101

2,434

1.41%

2,825

1.57%

-10%

155

Berrien

Michigan

69,539

976

1.40%

20

0.44%

221%

156

Seminole

Florida

127,282

1,777

1.40%

1,989

1.54%

-9%

157

Anderson

South Carolina

60,905

845

1.39%

871

1.52%

-9%

158

Middlesex

Connecticut

55,747

764

1.37%

870

1.47%

-7%

159

Baltimore

Maryland

250,387

3,430

1.37%

3,623

1.46%

-6%

160

Macomb

Michigan

290,106

3,973

1.37%

4,341

1.48%

-8%

161

Westmoreland

Pennsylvania

129,959

1,770

1.36%

1,603

1.37%

-1%

162

Erie

Pennsylvania

74,223

1,001

1.35%

1,005

1.28%

5%

163

Dona Ana

New Mexico

54,807

736

1.34%

724

1.37%

-2%

164

Maricopa

Arizona

1,268,690

17,013

1.34%

18,233

1.42%

-6%

165

Kent

Rhode Island

52,013

692

1.33%

706

1.27%

5%

166

Washtenaw

Michigan

94,999

1,241

1.31%

1,221

1.27%

3%

167

Henry

Georgia

82,248

1,073

1.30%

1,129

1.42%

-8%

168

Marion

Oregon

73,255

950

1.30%

1,007

1.40%

-8%

169

Bell

Texas

85,505

1,106

1.29%

1,189

1.34%

-3%

170

Prince George's County

Maryland

266,631

3,397

1.27%

3,331

1.25%

2%

171

Bernalillo

New Mexico

197,445

2,508

1.27%

2,513

1.28%

-1%

172

Rock

Wisconsin

61,479

779

1.27%

845

1.42%

-11%

173

Saint Johns

Florida

89,223

1,129

1.27%

1,119

1.30%

-2%

174

Smith

Texas

58,043

734

1.26%

738

1.25%

1%

175

Camden

New Jersey

166,211

2,094

1.26%

3,027

1.82%

-31%

176

Sumner

Tennessee

61,544

773

1.26%

769

1.28%

-2%

177

Saratoga

New York

62,590

784

1.25%

770

1.17%

7%

178

Saint Louis

Minnesota

67,516

831

1.23%

1,906

2.70%

-54%

179

Greenville

South Carolina

160,485

1,966

1.23%

2,068

1.30%

-6%

180

Spokane

Washington

142,148

1,739

1.22%

1,846

1.33%

-8%

181

Oakland

Michigan

403,377

4,915

1.22%

4,874

1.21%

0%

182

Kalamazoo

Michigan

79,914

972

1.22%

1,269

1.53%

-20%

183

Onslow

North Carolina

62,246

755

1.21%

862

1.41%

-14%

184

Cameron

Texas

118,089

1,415

1.20%

1,324

1.13%

6%

185

Onondaga

New York

264,601

3,150

1.19%

1,886

1.33%

-11%

186

Albany

New York

63,389

754

1.19%

970

1.27%

-7%

187

Fresno

California

218,513

2,577

1.18%

2,721

1.24%

-5%

188

Santa Rosa

Florida

58,995

691

1.17%

596

1.04%

13%

189

Plymouth

Massachusetts

153,830

1,786

1.16%

1,789

1.10%

5%

190

Harris

Texas

1,117,207

12,941

1.16%

13,029

1.17%

-1%

191

Worcester

Massachusetts

210,343

2,434

1.16%

2,724

1.17%

-1%

192

Butler

Ohio

112,182

1,291

1.15%

1,341

1.17%

-2%

193

Clark

Washington

135,187

1,552

1.15%

1,656

1.23%

-7%

194

Fayette

Kentucky

84,069

963

1.15%

1,232

1.30%

-12%

195

Davidson

Tennessee

198,437

2,271

1.14%

2,347

1.14%

0%

196

Worcester

Maryland

61,190

695

1.14%

842

1.40%

-19%

197

Washington

Pennsylvania

74,389

835

1.12%

846

1.15%

-3%

198

Pierce

Washington

227,830

2,546

1.12%

2,811

1.20%

-7%

199

Polk

Iowa

158,018

1,763

1.12%

1,764

1.11%

0%

200

Pitt

North Carolina

51,579

573

1.11%

631

1.27%

-12%

Source: ATTOM Data Solutions

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